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#8829D6 Color

#8829D6 is rgb(136, 41, 214) in RGB, hsl(273, 68%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8829D6
HEX#8829D6
RGBrgb(136, 41, 214)
HSLhsl(273, 68%, 50%)
HSVhsv(273, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.241 303.4)
LABlab(39.82% 61.21 -71.38)
LCHlch(39.82% 94.03 310.62)

What #8829D6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8829D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.11French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.82Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.02Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.24Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8829D6 Channel Values

How #8829D6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 41 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 68% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.3:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8829D6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8829D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8829D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8829D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8829D6
Complementary
#77D629
Analogous
#3129D6
Analogous
#D629CE
Triadic
#D68829
Triadic
#29D688
Split comp.
#CED629
Split comp.
#29D631

Tints & Shades of #8829D6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9947DC
#A965E2
#BA83E7
#C89CEC
#D9BAF2
#EAD8F8

Shades

#7523B8
#651E9F
#521881
#411467
#2E0E49
#1E092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8829D6.

How #8829D6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8829D6
Protanopia#4646D6
Protanomaly#673CD6
Deuteranopia#5757D5
Deuteranomaly#6E49D5
Tritanopia#705B5B
Tritanomaly#7B4C9C
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8829D6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8829d6: #8829D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8829D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8829d6': '#8829D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.161, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_8829d6">#8829D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8829D6"

More Purple Colors

#8829D6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8829D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8829D6?

#8829D6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 41, 214) in RGB and hsl(273, 68%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #8829D6?

#8829D6 is rgb(136, 41, 214) — red 136, green 41, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8829D6?

#8829D6 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8829D6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8829D6 scores 6.3:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8829D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8829D6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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